Satinwood

The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree (Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Caribaeum) growing in Florida and the West Indies.

East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood

hard yellowish wood of a satinwood tree having a satiny luster; used for fine cabinetwork and tools

West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood